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**And.** Some texts omit.
**after.** App-104 .
**these things.** The texts read "this".
**saw.** App-133 .
**on** (first and fourth occurance) Greek. *epi* . App-104 .
**earth.** App-129 .
**holding** = holding fast. Greek. *krateo.* Compare App-172 .
**four winds.** See [Jeremiah 49:36](../../../kjv/jeremiah/49/36) . [Daniel 7:2](../../../kjv/daniel/7/2) ; [Daniel 8:8](../../../kjv/daniel/8/8) ; [Daniel 11:4](../../../kjv/daniel/11/4) .[Zechariah 2:6](../../../kjv/zechariah/2/6) ; [Zechariah 6:5](../../../kjv/zechariah/6/5) .
**that** = in order that. Greek. *hina.*
**on** (second and third occurance) Greek. *epi.* App-104 .
**nor, nor.** Greek. *mete.* See App-105 .
**any.** App-123 . tree. Greek. *dendron.* Not as in [Revelation 2:7](../../../kjv/revelation/2/7) .

**another.** App-124 .
**east.** Literally sunrising.
**the** = a.
**living.** App-170 .
**God.** App-98 .
**loud** = great.

**neither.** Same as nor, [Revelation 7:1](../../../kjv/revelation/7/1) .
**have** = shall have, sealed. See App-197 . Compare [Revelation 9:4](../../../kjv/revelation/9/4) ; [Revelation 14:1](../../../kjv/revelation/14/1) ; [Revelation 22:4](../../../kjv/revelation/22/4) , and See [Revelation 13:16](../../../kjv/revelation/13/16) ; [Revelation 14:9](../../../kjv/revelation/14/9) . This sealing is visible and protects the elect ([Matthew 24:31](../../../kjv/matthew/24/31) ) of Israel during the tribulation, marking them off as worshippers of the true God.
**servants.** App-190 .
**in** = upon. App-104 .

**them which were** = the.
**an hundred, &c.** See App-197 .
**children.** App-108 .

**were sealed.** Omit.
**twelve.** See App-197 .
**(5-8)** These verses: foretell a literal sealing of a literal number of people taken from these tribes of Israel. No Jew now knows for certain his tribe, but the Divine sealers know 144,000 ( App-10 ) are set apart for God's purposes. Dan and Ephraim are omitted, Levi and Joseph taking their places. For the reason, see [Leviticus 24:10-16](../../../kjv/leviticus/24/10-16) . [Deuteronomy 29:18-21](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/29/18-21) .[Judges 18:2-31](../../../kjv/judges/18/2-31) . 1Ki 12:26-38 . [Hosea 4:17](../../../kjv/hosea/4/17) . Their restoration to earthly inheritance is shown ([Ezekiel 48](../../../kjv/ezekiel/48) ), the reason being given in [Romans 11:29](../../../kjv/romans/11/29) .

**After this.** As [Revelation 1:19](../../../kjv/revelation/1/19) .
**beheld.** As [Revelation 7:1](../../../kjv/revelation/7/1) (saw).
**lo.** App-133 .
**multitude.** These are converts during the great tribulation.
**no man** = no one. Greek. *oudeis.*
**kindreds.** As [Revelation 7:4](../../../kjv/revelation/7/4) (tribes).
**people** = peoples.
**stood** = were standing.
**palms.** Greek. *phoinix.* Only here and [John 12:13](../../../kjv/john/12/13) . Compare the "great hosanna" of the Jews on the last day of "Tabernacles".

**cried** = they cry.
**Salvation.** Greek *soteria.* In Rev. only here, [Revelation 12:10](../../../kjv/revelation/12/10) ; [Revelation 19:1](../../../kjv/revelation/19/1) .
**unto** = to.

**stood** = were standing.
**worshipped.** App-137 .

**Amen.** See [Revelation 1:6](../../../kjv/revelation/1/6) .
**Blessing, &c.** A sevenfold ( App-10 ) ascription. Compare [Revelation 5:12](../../../kjv/revelation/5/12) , where it is to the Lamb, while here it is to God. Prefix the def. art. to each term.
**for . . . ever.** See [Revelation 1:6](../../../kjv/revelation/1/6) .

**answered** = masked. Figure of speech *Idioma.* App-6 .
**What** = Who.

**Sir.** Most texts read "My lord".
**knowest.** See App-132 .
**which came** = who come.
**out of.** App-104 .
**great, &c.** = the great, &c. Compare [Matthew 24:21](../../../kjv/matthew/24/21) . See [Jeremiah 30:5-7](../../../kjv/jeremiah/30/5-7) . [Daniel 12:1](../../../kjv/daniel/12/1) . Nothing to do with Christ's sufferings and death on the cross.
**have.** Omit.
**washed.** Greek. *pluno.* Only here. App-136 . Septuagint uses in [Psalms 51:2](../../../kjv/psalms/51/2) , [Psalms 51:7](../../../kjv/psalms/51/7) for Hebrew. *kabas.* These wash "their own robes" the standing of *works,* not of *grace.* For latter see [1 Corinthians 6:11](../../../kjv/1-corinthians/6/11) .
**in** = by. i.e. by virtue of, the *en* being here the efficient cause. App-104 . See [Revelation 1:5](../../../kjv/revelation/1/5) ; [Revelation 5:9](../../../kjv/revelation/5/9) , and App-95 , note 2, "washing in blood".

**Therefore** = For this cause, or On this account. Greek. *dia touto.*
**serve.** App-137 and App-190
**day and night.** Hebraism for "continually".
**Temple.** See [Revelation 3:12](../../../kjv/revelation/3/12) .
**dwell.** Greek. *skenoo.* Here; [Revelation 12:12](../../../kjv/revelation/12/12) ; [Revelation 13:6](../../../kjv/revelation/13/6) ; [Revelation 21:3](../../../kjv/revelation/21/3) . See [John 1:14](../../../kjv/john/1/14) and compare [Isaiah 4:5](../../../kjv/isaiah/4/5) , [Isaiah 4:6](../../../kjv/isaiah/4/6) .
**among** = over. Greek. *epi,*

**neither, neither, nor.** Greek. *oude,* the second occurance followed by *me* .
**light.** Greek. *pipto* . Occ twenty-three times in Rev., always "fall" except here. See [Revelation 16:8](../../../kjv/revelation/16/8) . Compare [Isaiah 30:26](../../../kjv/isaiah/30/26) .
**heat** = scorching heat. Greek. *kauma.* Only here and [Revelation 16:9](../../../kjv/revelation/16/9) .

**shall** = will.
**feed** = tend, or shepherd. See [Revelation 2:27](../../../kjv/revelation/2/27) . [Micah 5:4](../../../kjv/micah/5/4) .
**living, &c.** The texts read "fountains of waters of life" ( App-170 .) See [Revelation 21:4](../../../kjv/revelation/21/4) . These two verses: refer to [Isaiah 49:8-10](../../../kjv/isaiah/49/8-10) ; [Isaiah 25:8](../../../kjv/isaiah/25/8) . [Jeremiah 31:9](../../../kjv/jeremiah/31/9) , [Jeremiah 31:10-25](../../../kjv/jeremiah/31/10-25) .[Ezekiel 47:1](../../../kjv/ezekiel/47/1) , [Ezekiel 47:12](../../../kjv/ezekiel/47/12) .

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